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Laud Nartey is a current affairs editor with the MG News team at Media General, serving TV3 Ghana, 3News, Onua TV and more platforms.
Private legal practitioner Oliver Barker-Vormawor has opposed any move to scrap the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). He makes the point that the OSP is an important office that must stay. "There’s absolutely no way any person should follow the political class to abolish the OSP. Separate your
Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has projected that the cost of manufacturing in Ghana will go up by 30 per cent, due to the electricity tariff increase. He made the point that the Ghanaian manufacturing sector is less attractive. "By Jan 1, 2026, Manufacturer’s Cost of
Civil Society Organizations, Community Leaders, Academia and Technical experts have convened at the High-Level West Africa Conference on “Equity in Extraction: addressing inequalities in natural resource governance, critical minerals and climate change” to reaffirm the sovereign rights of states to
Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, has stressed that the introduction of Non-Interest Banking in Ghana is not only a progressive regulatory development, but it is also strategic in deepening financial inclusion, attracting new sources of investment, and diversifying our f
Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Asiama has urged the banking industry to do a number of things to support the development of skilled and capacity of Non-Interest Banking in Ghana. Among the things he asked the banks to do was to invest in aggressive knowledge acquisition. He urges th
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OPS) has justified the arrest and detention of the private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu. The OSP said that it acted strictly within legal and procedural bounds Clarifying the Issues Surrounding the Incident Involving Martin Kpebu, the Director of Strategy, Co
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has highlighted that no one is above the law, irrespective of the person's status in society. Clarifying the Issues Surrounding the Incident Involving Martin Kpebu, the Director of Strategy, Communication, and Research at the OSP, Sammy Darko said that Kpeb
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has clarified the issues surrounding the arrest, detention and subsequent release of private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu. The Director of Strategy, Communication, and Research at the OSP, Sammy Darko says that Kpebu has been acting improperly towards th
Private legal practitioner and policy analyst Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers has condemned the detention of lawyer Martin Kpebu by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), describing the incident as “reprehensible” and symptomatic of a long-standing culture of abuse within Ghana’s security and inves
Arresting suspects and taking to to a place that lawyers and relatives don't even know is an abuse of the rights of the suspects, Former Speaker of Parliament Professor Mike Aaron Oquaye has said. Prof Oquaye described this situation as a Gestapo and Rambo-style arrest that should not be countenance
Former Speaker of Parliament Professor Mike Aaron Oquaye has said the Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng did not have any business to invite, arrest and detain private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu. He explained that if Kpebu had made a corruption allegation against the Special Prosecutor, the best
Legal practitioner and governance commentator, Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers, has urged Ghanaians to recalibrate their expectations of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), stressing that the institution is only one of several players in the country’s anti-corruption architecture. Speaking on 3F
The Managing Director of the Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC) together with the Director of Operations and other departmental heads, has undertaken a comprehensive operational tour of the Takoradi warehouses namely, Kejebril, Apowa, and KTN. This is to assess ongoing activities and overall operational
Ghana’s Ambassador-Designate to Italy, Mona Quartey, began her duties on November 27 when she was welcomed by the staff of the Ghana Embassy in Rome after presenting her Letters of Credence to the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Embassy staff received her at the chancery during a brief rece
A legal commentator and governance analyst, A. Kwabena Brako-Powers, is questioning the motivation behind the growing number of petitions seeking the removal of Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Jean Mensa and her two deputies. According to him, the wave of petitions—seven so far—raises question
